The University of Tulsa is an NCAA Division I member for all sports and a member of the American Athletic Conference. TU moved into The American on July 1, 2014 after dominating Conference USA with more than double the number of league championships than any other conference school in nine years as a C-USA member.

Since the opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Center in 1998, Tulsa’s athletic facilities have undergone a major facelift. New facilities include the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, the Collins Family Softball Complex, the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, the J. Bird Sr. Shell Nest, the Jack Zink Indoor Rowing Center, the Case Athletic Complex and major renovation to H.A. Chapman Stadium.

TULSA, Okla. -
The 17th-ranked Tulsa softball team plays host to Charlotte in a three-game Conference USA series Saturday and Sunday at the Collins Family Softball Complex.

This is the C-USA home opener for the Golden Hurricane (25-3, 3-0 C-USA), which meets the 49ers (10-12, 2-4 C-USA) in a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. and a single game at noon Sunday. Live video and live stats will be available on www.TulsaHurricane.com.

Tulsa is ranked No. 17 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll and No. 19 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 poll, released March 18.

Tulsa hits .337 (258-for-766) with 146 RBI, 167 runs, 43 doubles, seven triples and 23 home runs, and has a .501 slugging percentage and a .414 on-base percentage with 92 walks. The Hurricane has a 1.27 team ERA with 218 strikeouts, 62 walks, 117 hits, 41 runs and 34 earned runs allowed, and has a .178 opponent batting average.

In the circle, senior Aimee Creger is 11-1 with a 1.30 ERA in 80.2 innings, and has allowed 41 hits, 17 runs and 15 earned runs, with 139 strikeouts and 45 walks. Junior Bailey Erwin is 8-0 with a 0.97 ERA in 58.0 innings with four saves, and is allowing 41 hits, 11 runs and eight earned runs with 40 strikeouts and five walks. Sophomore Caitlin Sill is 6-2 with a 1.60 ERA in 48.0 innings, allowing 35 hits, 13 runs and 11 earned runs, with 39 strikeouts and 12 walks.

Tulsa and Charlotte have played twice. Tulsa leads the series 2-0. Both games were played in 2002, with the Hurricane picking up 2-0 and 3-2 neutral-site victories.

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